Marriage

There are so many stereotypes for men, and I wouldn’t lie to you; many men fit right into those stereotypes either by accident or by design. There is the stoic stereotype that finds it difficult to express emotions except anger; anger is one emotion that most men have no difficulty expressing. Some men fit right …

Personally, there are a few things I do not consider as part of the ups and downs that people are meant to endure persistently in a relationship. Dealing with a partner who leads a double life is one of them. This is not a situation that life throws at you or that you both found …

When I got married, I’m ashamed to say I went in with so many fantasies.  Don’t blame me; I am a rom-com fanatic.  Bear in mind that this is not an attempt to bash romcoms; they are still my favorite genre. But if you are like me, you must learn to separate what’s being shown …

I watched a TikTok video recently in which a woman was interviewed on the street about the impact of her parents’ marriage on her.  She mentioned that, yes, her parents’ marriage was toxic, and she had to tell her mum to leave because she noticed she was staying for her and her sister.  It got …

In the past, I often wondered why people changed so much after marriage. If they were just little changes, I’d understand, but for many of the people around me, especially the women, it was almost as though they had become someone new entirely. I soon figured it out though; it’s because of how deep marriage …

That feeling you get when you find out someone has been using you for quite some time… The anger, the hurt, the feeling of betrayal, and the blaming yourself for not seeing what was happening earlier are a whirlpool of emotions directed at the person and yourself. It’s even worse when you find out that someone …

I know what you are likely thinking, “why can’t he just communicate what he needs?” Well, let’s take a minute to think about the number of times you have wanted something and not vocalized it.  I’m willing to bet we’ve all done it, even the most communicative people out there.  It’s not always because we …